The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-24

III tne WOrlu-a nepheW-and he was
a naval officer. And. as it happened
he came home on visit when Kate
Hall had been week with his aunt,
bursting into the room, at twilight,
like cheerful tornado.
"WelI, Aunt Mona," said he,
"here am. Got your letter at Nor
folk. What sort of companion
have you got now? Regular old
maid, eh? or widow in dyed bonn
bazine and eye glasses ?"
"Hush, Geoffrey," said Miss Ray.
kate, my dear, bring candles. This
young lady is my companion at pres.
ent. Miss Hall, allow me to present
my nephew Lieutenant Rossmore."
"You see." said Kate. laughing,
II am neither an old maid or a wild
OWL
.I'm sure l beg ten thousand par
dons." said the lieutenant, blushing a
mahogany color.
Meanwhile Ginerya had gone to
her situation at Livingston Larches,
where two blooming little maid,
ems were sitting up in the school
room, with clean states, and spotless-
10 new school-books, waiting for their
governess.
Miss Jonks was on hand to intro.
duce the stranger to her new do
mains.
YOU'RE rather young, Miss" said
she, 'and MISUNDERSTANDING for
the place, Mrs. Ubsdell told me-n
II shall do my best" said Giner-
va. with gentle dignity land 1 do
not doubt that 1 shall succeed"
But Eva and Ella were born rebels
and had conqured governess after
goyerneSs. and driven her forth, de-
feated. They liked the excitement
of it and they did not like to study;
and the natural consequence was that
in less than an hour Ginerva Hall
was in tears.
Eva had initiated her French ac-
cent with scorn; Ella had mischiev-
ously rubbed out the figures on the
slate as often as Miss Hall made
them. And when the hour of noon
recreation came, and the little mutt
neers rushed out to play on the lawn,
poor Generva hid herself among the
the palms in the conservatory to
weep without stint.
''Is anything the matter ?" utter
"Oh, l beg your PARDON" said
Ginerva, reddening to the roots of
her hair. 81 didn't mean to be in
the way, if you are the gardener.
just broke off this one little white Or
ange blossm. May L keep it ?"
"You may keep it-certainly," :"
said a tall, fine-io"king man, who
was trimming the superfuOus leaves
from a magnificent white -bi0ssOmed
daphene. II thought perhaps you
had prckPd your fingers on the great
Colorado cactus and hurt yourself.
thought yOu were crying"
at wasn't the cactus" fiuttered
Geneva. "it was the children"
"The children ?"
"fhey won't mind" explained
Ginprva; ''they only laugh at me,
and don't know what to do"
The stranger opened the siGe door,
which, garlanded over with passion
flowers, opened on the lawn, and
called out in stern imperative tones :
"Children !"
EYa dropped her croquet malet ;
Ella left off munchlng Strawberries.
Both oheyed the newcomer at once.
"Haye you been disoheying this
young lacy ?" questioned Ginerva's
champion.
"N-nO !" faltered Ella. ave didn't
disobey her; we only didn't do as
she told u.s."
"Very well," said he. Hereafter
you will be a good little class, OF
there shall be no more boating on the
river for you, or rides on the cream
col0red ponies; and nothing but
bread and water for dinner. Do you
understand 2"
"Yes, sir" murmured Ella, meek.
ly.
Eyes. grandpapa," said Eva, ODE
diently.
Ginerva looked up in surprise,
"You. are not General Livingston"
said she.
"H0w do you know that l am
not ?"
"I-I thought you were the gar
dener."
81 do garden sometimes but the
gardener is snuffy old Scotchman
in wig and a pepper.and salt color
ed suit"
"But-General Livingston is ar